The husband was transported to Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay, and was later pronounced dead, police said.

A neighbor said he feared for his family's safety after learning about the stabbing while walking his dog near the crime scene Monday morning.

"It's obviously scary -- I have small children and to think something like that would happen in this neighborhood is very scary," he said, identifying himself only as Jim.

Adding, "We never had a problem with break-ins before."

The neighbor, who lives up the road on Powell Street, said police knocked on his door around midnight to inform him of the home invasion.

"Cops were patrolling the neighborhood for a couple of hours -- they had the helicopters up," he said.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Anyone with information about the deadly encounter is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477); visit the Crime Stoppers website or text tips to CRIMES (274637) then enter TIP577.